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Local by Flywheel vs XAMPP

A side-by-side look at Local by Flywheel and XAMPP. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Local by Flywheel

Local by Flywheel

Development

Local by Flywheel is a local web development environment that allows developers to build WordPress sites on their computer without needing a live server. It comes packaged with WordPress, a database, and built-in support for popular page builders and tools.

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XAMPP

XAMPP

Development

XAMPP is an open-source web server solution stack package developed by Apache Friends, consisting mainly of the Apache HTTP Server, MySQL database, and interpreters for scripts written in the PHP and Perl programming languages.

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